Khatanbaatar Magsarjav

Khatanbaatar Magsarjav (Mongolian: Хатанбаатар Магсаржав, [ˌχaʰtm̩ˈpaˑʰtər ˈmaqsərt͡ɕəw̜]; 1877 – September 3, 1927) was a Mongolian general and a leading figure in Mongolia’s struggle for independence. His contingent of 800 elite Mongol soldiers fought White Russian and Chinese forces over 30 times between 1912 and 1921, without a single defeat. He served as acting prime minister from February 15, 1921 to March 13, 1921, under Roman Ungern von Sternberg’s puppet regime and then later as minister of the army in the 1920s. He received the title Ardyn (Ардын) in 1924.